Sternotheraerus minor minor — Wharton & Howard, 1971
Kinosternon minor — Iverson, Ernst, Gotte & Lovich, 1989
Kinosternon minor minor — Ernst & R. Barbour, 1989
The loggerhead musk turtle (Sternotherus minor) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. This turtle has a large head which has a light-colored background with dark spots or stripes present on the head and neck.[3] The average size of an adult loggerhead musk turtle is about 3–5 in (7.6–12.7 cm) in straight carapace length.[3]
The species is native to the southern United States, being found in rivers, wetlands, and streams in the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.[1][4][5] The diet of an adult loggerhead musk turtles consists mostly of clams and snails.[6][7]
As of 2016 the conservation status of the loggerhead musk turtle is "Least Concern", and its common threats include habitat loss and human interactions such as car or boating accidents.[1]
^ abcvan Dijk, P.P. (2016) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Sternotherus minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170493A97384102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170493A6781671.en. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 262–263. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
^ abBuhlmann, Kurt A.; Tuberville, Tracey; Gibbons, Whit (2008). Turtles of the Southeast. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-2902-4. OCLC 263712429.
^Species Sternotherus minor at The Reptile Database
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^Powell, Robert; Conant, Roger; Collins, Joseph T. (2016). Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America (Fourth ed.). Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9. OCLC 913923783.
^Pfaller, Joseph Bryce (2009). Bite-Force Generation and Feeding Biomechanics in the Loggerhead Musk Turtle, Sternotherus minor: Implications for the Ontogeny of Performance (MSc thesis). Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences. S2CID 82423019. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via DigiNole.
^Cox, William A.; Wyatt, Steven T.; Wilhelm, Walter E.; Marion, Ken R. (December 1988). "Infection of the Turtle, Sternotherus minor, by the Lung Fluke, Heronimus mollis: Incidence of Infection and Correlations to Host Life History and Ecology in a Florida Spring". Journal of Herpetology. 22 (4): 488. doi:10.2307/1564348. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1564348.
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